It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt₂s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt₂s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

Fantastic beasts and where to find them / A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Heyday Films production ; a David Yates film ; directed by David Yates ; written by J.K. Rowling ; produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram, Fantastic beasts and where to find them / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Heyday Films production ; written by J.K. Rowling ; produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram ; directed by David Yates, Fantastic beasts and where to find them / Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films production ; a David Yates film ; written by J.K. Rowling ; produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram ; directed by David Yates, Fantastic beasts and where to find them / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Heyday Films production ; a David Yates film ; directed by David Yates ; written by J.K. Rowling ; produced by David Heyman, J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves, Lionel Wigram, Fantastic beasts and where to find them [videorecording] / directed by David Yates ; written by J.K. Rowling